Fesshole šŸ§»5d ago
When I expect resistance from coworkers, I make deliberate errors like misattributing the "great power / great responsibility" line to Superman instead of Spiderman. People focus on correcting that when I circulate the draft, leaving the main proposal alone.
Show threadStuck Here5d ago

@fesshole

Haha I worked with a consultant who did something similar. He was responsible for building cinemas in the Midwest portion of the USA. When he completed a cinema and ticked off all of the boxes he'd go around and unscrew some light bulbs, pull some carpet to leave a wrinkle, and leave protective film on one of the poster cases. He did this so the dumbass execs didn't make him redo a row of seating because they thought it at the wrong angle or something.

Show threadMorgane deSiv
@MyWoolyMastadon Makes me think about how many teachers (at least in France) consider that perfection does not exist. They have clear documentation on what is cause to take points away. If they can't find anything they will nonetheless take at least half a point away just to not give the best possible grade (usually 20).
That consultant knows that clients/managers NEED something to criticize like french teachers.
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Show threadStuck Here5d ago

@MorganedeSiv

So true. In HS and in college I knew of educators who adhered to the same principle you mentioned.

Show threadThe Doctor4d ago
@MyWoolyMastadon @MorganedeSiv Same. In particular an English teacher who used to use calipers to measure line spacing and font size. Everybody hated her.
Show threadStuck Here4d ago
@drwho @MorganedeSiv
Oh, good lord! I promise you her fellow teachers hated her as much as yhe students did.
Show threadThe Doctor4d ago
@MyWoolyMastadon @MorganedeSiv From what I was able to tell, they didn't like her much, either.
Show threadNatTheCat4d ago
@drwho i beg your fucking pardon???? that is nuts wtf
Show threadThe Doctor4d ago
@InfosecFemthing She was. Parents hated her, too.
Show threadmaco4d ago

@drwho I think my one particular English teacher was after you graduated, but she insisted an outline had to be one sentence per lineā€¦and the essay was just a deletion of the new lines. 5 paragraph essay. 5 sentences each (intro, 3 supporting, closing). Exactly 25 sentences.

I recall an Eng teacher in the GATE office telling a distraught student that her essay was actually excellent. I told her style is forbidden.

@MyWoolyMastadon @MorganedeSiv

Show threadanyGould5d ago
@MorganedeSiv @MyWoolyMastadon Had a HS teacher who was reduced once to "the pen is the wrong shade of blue". (Luckily he only pulled that nonsense on small quizes, not big exams. And otherwise was a fantastic teacher - just possibly a bit too heavy on Memento Mori)